Planetary hours
in Besançon.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:03
- 2☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.